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Cost of war 11.09.05

The totals:

2048 US soldiers, 200 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 26,797 to 30,163 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to October 31.

American soldiers killed between October 25 to 31:

Master Sergeant Thomas A. Wallsmith, 38; Carthage, Missouri | Sergeant 1st Class Ramon A. Acevedoaponte, 51; Watertown, New York | Sergeant Evan S. Parker, 25; Arkansas, Kansas | Staff Sergeant Lewis J. Gentry, 48; Detroit, Michigan | Sergeant James Witkowski, 32; Surprise, Arizona | Colonel William W. Wood, 44; Panama City, Florida | Captain Michael J. Mackinnon, 30; Helena, Montana | Staff Sergeant Daniel R. Lightner, Jr., 28; Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania | Lance Corporal Robert F. Eckfield Jr., 23; Cleveland, Ohio | Lance Corporal Jared J. Kremm, 24; Hauppage, New York | Private First Class Dillon M. Jutras, 20; Fairfax Station, Virginia | First Lieutenant Debra A. Banaszak, 35; Bloomington, Illinois | Captain Raymond D. Hill II 39; Turlock, California | Sergeant Shakere T. Guy, 23; Pomona, California | Specialist Kenny D. Rojas, 21; Pembroke Pines, Florida | Staff Sergeant Joel P. Dameron, 27; Ellabell, Georgia | Sergeant Michael P. Hodshire, 25; North Adams, Michigan | Sergeant 1st Class Jonathan Tessar, 36; Simi Valley, California | Specialist William J. Byler, 23; Ballinger, Texas | Private First Class David J. Martin, 21; Edmond, Oklahoma | Private First Class Adam R. Johnson, 22; Clayton, Ohio | Staff Sergeant Wilgene T. Lieto, 28; Saipan, Marianas Islands of the Pacific | Specialist Derence W. Jack, 31; Saipan, Marinas Islands of the Pacific | Sergeant 1st Class Matthew R. Kading, 32; Madison, Wisconsin | 1st Lieutenant Robert C. Oneto-Sikorski, 33; Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

Sources: US Department of Defense, www.icasualties.org, The New York Times, www.iraqbodycount.net